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2 unusual facts about Missing white woman syndrome


Missing white woman syndrome

Social commentaries pointed to media bias in the coverage of soldier Jessica Lynch versus that of her fellow soldiers, Shoshana Johnson and Lori Piestewa.

Kym Pasqualini, president of the National Center for Missing Adults, observed that media outlets tends to focus on "damsels in distress" – typically, affluent young white women and teenagers.



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